Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Texans vs. ACU

The Tarleton Texans (15-3,3-0) are putting their undefeated record in the LSC South Division conference on the line tonight against the Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-11,0-3). While the records of the two teams look different it is always a battle when these two teams meet up. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.

- The Texans have the early lead, 17-13, midway through the first half. The Texans have been efficient on the floor thus far, shooting 57.1% from the three-point line. Tarleton has also been very effective defensively as well as aggressive on the boards.

- Texans pull ahead with a sizeable lead to end the first half by the score of 43-21. Devon Hills leads all scorers with 15 while Donta Smith is the rebounding leader after pulling down eight. The Texans finished the first half shooting 41.4% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc. Abilene Christian has had a tough game shooting the ball thus far finishing the first half with a field goal percentage of 28%. Their point leader is Eddie Thompson with seven. Grabbing the rebounds for the Wildcats is Dosh Simms with four. The Texans will look to continue their strong performance as the second half is coming up.

- Texans still going strong with nearly five minutes gone in the second half. Texans lead by 38 points with the score 53-25 Devon Hills putting in a great night scoring as he has 20 already for the game.

- Tarleton continuing their dominant performance tonight as they continue to lead by 30 with 7:24 left in the game.

- Texans walk away from this one with a 83-63 victory. Devon Hills led all scorers with 23 points and the Texans shot 41.4% from the field. Donta Smith pulled down a game high 15 rebounds as he was dominant on the glass tonight. The Texans will travel to Kingsville on Saturday as they look to take on the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville with a tip-off time of 7 p.m.

TexAnns vs. ACU Wildcats

Live here at Wisdom Gym where the No. 25 ranked Tarleton TexAnns are set to square off against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Catch all the action on the live broadcast on KSTV (93.1 FM) or fans will be able to access the live audio and video streams that are available on TarletonSports.com as part of the Tarleton All-Access.

- The teams have been evenly matched thus far into the contest with the score at half TexAnns 34, Wildcats 30. Scoring in the first half was led by Shelby Adamson with 12 points. JoAnne Jones and Brittnie Haley lead the TexAnns in rebounds with three each. Scoring for the Wildcats was led by guard Kelsey Darby-Holson with 11 points on five-of-eight shooting. Jamie Meyer is the leader in rebounds for both teams with six in the first half. Tarleton shot 43.2% from the field in the first half with the Wildcats shooting just 38.7%. Abilene Christian will look to cut down on the turnovers in the second half as they finished with nine in the first half that led to nine TexAnn points. The second half is coming up shortly.

- Both teams have continued to keep the game close with the TexAnns leading 42-40. Brittnie Haley has kept her strong rebounding performance going by pulling down four more rebounds less than five minutes into the second half. Shelby Adamson and JoAnne Jones continue to lead the TexAnns scoring effort with Adamson totaling 14 thus far and Jones chipping in with 12.

- It looks as if Tarleton has gained a slight advantage by moving the deficit to five with the score TexAnns 53, Wildcats 48. With 7:53 to go in the second half it looks like this one will come down to the wire.

- The TexAnns were able to pull out a victory over rival Abilene Christian University by the score of 70-64. Shelby Adamson led the TexAnns in scoring with 20 points. Brittanie Haley, who sat out a lot of the second half, finished with a team high eight rebounds. Top scorer for the Wildcats was Jamie Meyer with 16. The top rebounder for the Wildcats was Jody Meyer with nine rebounds. The No. 25 ranked TexAnns will to Kingsville on Saturday with a matchup with Texas A&M-Kingsville. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

TexAnns in the Top-25


For the first time in school history, the Tarleton TexAnn basketball program cracked the USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches poll.

The TexAnns debuted at No. 24 in this week's poll following a 14-2 record through the first 16 games.

Head coach Ronnie Hearne told me after finding out about the national ranking, that he mentioned to his team before the start of the season that it had the potential to do a lot of things that no other TexAnn team had done. This was just a first of what could be many more accomplishments to come.

This is a great aciement for coach Hearne, the 2009-10 TexAnn team and the entire Tarleton TexAnn basketball program.

Congratulations TexAnns.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Texans vs. Paul Quinn - Jan,. 4, 2010

STEPHENVILLE - The Texans are set to host Paul Quinn at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4 in Wisdom Gym in the final of five straight home games.

The Texans are 10-2 entering the game against the 2-5 Tigers of the NAIA Division I school.

Fans can watch the game live via the Tarleton Showcase or watch live stats. Fans can also listen to the game on KSTV 93.1 FM.

Live game notes here:

- The game will not start until 7:15 because the Tigers were late in their arrival.

- The Texans lead
23-4 with 7:40 left in the opening period.

- Tarleton has
a 31-11 advantage at the break. PQC is 5-of-30 in shooting (.167) in the first half while the Texans are 11-of-38 (.289). Tarleton has 12 points in the paint to PQC's four and 11 second chance points to the Tigers' zero. Tarleton also had four blocks and just six turnovers while PQC has 11 turnovers and no blocks.

- The Texans lead 57-20 with 10:33 on the clock.

- Tarleton wins 77-31. Go to the website at TarletonSports.com for more information.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Texans vs. Texas-Permian Basin - Jan. 2, 2010

STEPHENVILLE - Tarleton's men's basketball team will tip-off against Texas-Permian Basin at around 7:20 Saturday, Jan. 2 after the women's game against Texas Wesleyan.

Tarleton enters the game 9-2 while the Falcons are 4-6.

And MavsMan is in the house and will perform at both halftimes.

It is $1 night where everything (admission, drinks, popcorn, etc.) is just ONE DOLLAR. It will be DOLLAR night on Saturday as well when the TexAnns host Texas Wesleyan and the men host Texas-Permian Basin.

The game is broadcast on KSTV 93.1 FM. You can also follow live stats and/or live video.

- The Texans take a 13-3 lead at the first media timeout as UTPB is 1-10 in field goal attempts in the first 7:05 of the game.

- The next media timeout took place at 11:42, and the Texans added to their lead, 17-3.

- Tarleton leads 23-6 at the third media timeout with 7:55 left in the first period.

- The Texans have a 25-6 lead with 3:50 on the clock in the first half.

- Tarleton has a 32-9 lead at the half. The Texans are shooting .440 from the floor while the Falcons are shooting .120 (3-25).

- Tarleton stretched its lead to 40-11 at the first media timeout of the second half (15:36).

- The Texans lead 47-22 with 10:59 left in the contest at the second media timeout.

- Tarleton leads 56-30 with 6:15 on the clock in the second half.

- The Tarleton Texans have now won 14 straight games taking place after the New Year as Tarleton downed Texas-Permian Basin on Saturday, 65-33.

The Texans improved to 10-2 on the season with win over the Falcons who fell to 4-7.

Effran Bryant led the squad with 17 points while hitting five three-point shots in the win as Tarleton hit 50 percent from the floor. Jeremiah Wilson recorded his fourth straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to help Tarleton outrebound the visitors, 38-23.

Also scoring in double figures for Tarleton was Hills with 10. The Texans averaged .500 from the field (24-48), .524 from the three-point arc (11-21) and .545 from the line (6-11).

Tarleton outscored the Falcons 26-14 in the paint, 16-5 off turnovers and 19-7 in second chance points. The Texans outscored the opponent from the bench, 16-2.

Tarleton will return to action at home on Monday, Jan. 4 when it hosts Paul Quinn at 7 p.m. in Wisdom Gym. The men’s team will sign autographs after the contest.

TexAnns vs. Texas Wesleyan - Jan. 2, 2010

STEPHENVILLE - Happy New Year from Stephenville where the TexAnns are set to take on the Lady Rams of Texas Wesleyan in Wisdom Gym tonight - Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010.

The TexAnns are 10-1 and the Lady Rams are 5-4 going into the game. And MavsMan is in the house and will perform at both halftimes.

It is $1 night where everything (admission, drinks, popcorn, etc.) is just ONE DOLLAR. It will be DOLLAR night on Saturday as well when the TexAnns host Texas Wesleyan and the men host Texas-Permian Basin.

The game is broadcast on KSTV 93.1 FM. You can also follow live stats and/or live video.

Live updates begin here:

- At the first media timeout of the first half, the TexAnns lead 9-5 with 15:40.

- In the last four minutes, the Lady Rams have outscored Tarleton 10-2 to take a 15-11 lead with 11:52 on the clock.

- The TexAnns went on a 13-4 run in the last four minutes to take a 24-15 lead into the third media timeout of the first half.

- Tarleton increased its lead to 33-19 with 3:16 on the clock at the final media timeout of the first half.

- The TexAnns doubled the opponent and more in the first half to take a 46-19 lead into the break. The TexAnns, who were at one time shooting 28 percent from the field, are now averaging 43.6 percent from the floor.

JoAnne Jones leads the team with 11 points while Brittnie Haley is second with eight, but the junior leads the squad with five rebounds. Tarleton has outscored the Lady Rams 24-12 in the paint and 30-6 in points off turnovers. TWU has 19 in the first half to Tarleton's seven.

- With 10:58 left in the contest, the TexAnns have increased their lead to 62-31, doubling up the visitors.

- At the 7:48-media timeout, Tarleton is ahead 66-34, and the TexAnns already have three post players in double figures.

- The TexAnns won 79-41 on Saturday as Tarleton improved to 11-2 and have won three straight.

Tarleton will return to action on at Texas Woman's on Jan. 7 in Denton. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The men are scheduled to start in 25 minutes against Texas-Permian Basin.